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[[Image:K354-6405.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6405]] | [[Image:K354-6405.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6405]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 6405 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 6405 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Wilhelm II. 1891-1918. 2 Mark 1905. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Wurttemberg|kingdom of Württemberg]], William II, 1891-1918, two mark of 1905, choice example, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The silver two mark replaced the old gulden (10.58 g, 0.900 fine) struck in south Germany prior to unification. This two mark piece was struck at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1892-93, 1896-1908, 1912-14 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 609,835. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 609,835. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 631, J. 174. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 631, J. 174. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | ||
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* [[Bavaria 1905-D 2 mark]] | * [[Bavaria 1905-D 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1905 A 2 mark]] | * [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1905 A 2 mark]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1905-A 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1905-A 2 mark]] | * [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1905-A 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1905-E 2 mark]] | * [[Saxony 1905-E 2 mark]] | ||
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* [[Wurttemberg 1905-F 10 mark|1905 10 mark]] | * [[Wurttemberg 1905-F 10 mark|1905 10 mark]] | ||
* [[Wurttemberg 1905-F 20 mark|1905 20 mark]] | * [[Wurttemberg 1905-F 20 mark|1905 20 mark]] | ||
| − | * [[Wurttemberg | + | * [[Wurttemberg 1906-F 2 mark|1906 2 mark]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1905]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1905]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:32, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 6405 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Wilhelm II. 1891-1918. 2 Mark 1905. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Württemberg, William II, 1891-1918, two mark of 1905, choice example, uncirculated.)"
The silver two mark replaced the old gulden (10.58 g, 0.900 fine) struck in south Germany prior to unification. This two mark piece was struck at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Wurttemberg, a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1892-93, 1896-1908, 1912-14 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common.
Recorded mintage: 609,835.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 631, J. 174.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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